Centreville, IL : Three flee after crashing U-Haul into tree during pursuit in Centreville on Monday, 23rd July 2018

Three people fled from police early Monday morning after crashing a U-Haul truck into a tree in Centreville during a police chase.

An officer spotted the U-Haul truck in Swansea around 3 a.m., according to Swansea Police Deputy Chief Lt. Col. Craig Coughlin. It was stopped on Illinois 159 near Leisure Time Outdoors Store.

Coughlin said the back gate of the truck was open and the officer could see someone was inside the U-Haul.

The officer went to see why the U-Haul was stopped in front of the business and the vehicle fled, according to Coughlin. The driver of the truck ended up crashing it into a tree in an area near East St. Louis and Centreville.

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